New Mexico to Canandaigua: Hatch chile peppers

Hatch chiles will be sold, while supplies last, for one weekend only at Wegmans in Canandaigua and Pittsford.

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By Julie Sherwood

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By Julie Sherwood

Posted Aug. 13, 2014 at 2:21 PM

By Julie Sherwood
Posted Aug. 13, 2014 at 2:21 PM

The Canandaigua Wegmans will be among other select Wegmans stores in New York, Maryland and Virginia, celebrating the Hatch chile harvest with one-weekend events. The peppers grown in Hatch, New Mexico (the chile capital of the world) are popular in southwestern cooking and harvested just four weeks out of the year, from mid-August to mid-September.

The select Wegmans stores will carry the Hatch peppers for one weekend only with special offerings, according to a release from the Rochester-based company. A roaster specially designed for chile roasting will be near store entrances and the stores will host demonstrations on creative ways to eat Hatch chiles in anything from sushi to cookies or pizza.

Compared to Anaheim chiles, Hatch chiles have thicker walls, which hold up in many recipes and freeze well for year-round use. Varieties have names like Barker’s, Big Jim, and Sandia. Roasting makes the skin easier to remove and brings out a nutty, peppery flavor in the chiles.

Hatch chiles will be sold from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. , while supplies last, at Wegmans in Canandaigua and Pittsford from Aug. 22 to Aug. 24.